The name Joan has been used for one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean, and ten tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions
Joan was used for one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic:
- 1988's Hurricane Joan - hit Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. Hurricane Joan was a powerful hurricane that caused death and destruction in over a dozen countries in the Caribbean and Central America. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America.
The name Joan was retired after the 1988 season, and was replaced by Joyce in the 1994 season.
Joan was used for ten tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific:
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- 1951's Typhoon Joan
- 1955's Typhoon Joan
- 1959's Super Typhoon Joan (1959 STY 21) - hit Taiwan. The decade of the 1950s featured the 1950-1959 Pacific typhoon seasons. The decade of the 1950s featured the 1950-1959 Pacific typhoon seasons. }The 1959 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds it ran year-round in 1959 but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.
- 1962's Typhoon Joan (1962 TY 37)
- 1964's Typhoon Joan (1964 TY 44)
- 1967's Tropical Storm Joan (1967 TS 20)
- 1970's Super Typhoon Joan (1970 STY 21)
- 1973's Typhoon Joan (1973 TS 12)
- 1976's Typhoon Joan (1976 TY 21)
- 1997's Super Typhoon Joan (1997 STY 28W) - Typhoon Ivan and Typhoon Joan became Super Typhoons at the same time. The 1962 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds it ran year-round in 1962 but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and The 1964 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds it ran year-round in 1964 but most Tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between The 1967 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds it ran year-round in 1967, but most Tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean The 1970 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds it ran year-round in 1970, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between Super Typhoon Joan (T7019 designated Super Typhoon Sening by PAGASA) was the first of two Super typhoons to strike the Philippines within a week The 1973 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds but most Tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December The 1976 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds it ran year-round in 1976 but most Tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between The 1997 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds it ran year-round in 1997 but most Tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between
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